BACK TO BASICS

Elaine Drain

Senior Surfers Computer Club Orientation

Several times a year, this orientation is presented for new members of the computer club, and for members of the Newark Senior Center. Want to know what our club offers? Check this out.

August 18, 2016
Orientation to Computer Lab
Overview of the resources available in our lab, both hardware and software.

Beginning Computer Concepts

Today we started at the beginning, "What is a File?"  Then moved on to Folders, then Cut Copy and Past, and finally put them together to do a simple backup.  Lastly, talked about Synctoy for the next time you want to update your backup.


(Yes, that's Dale Junior on the first slide - Jodi got a 'hot pass' and wandered around Dover International Speedway during the NASCAR race.)

Here's the link to the GWX Control panel <link>.  This will suppress the Get Windows 10 nag and stop Windows from downloading Windows 10 in the background.  (Bad Microsoft! Don't download multi-gigabytes to our computer without asking!!  <link>)

The link to download Microsoft's Synctoy:  <link>  It's free.  We like this for beginner's backup, very easy to set-up and use, and it's "stupid simple" to restore files.

Beginner Stuff

Topics of the day:

• The Bible as a Unit of Measure:  
•     How many Bibles can one store on a Flash drive? HD? 
•     How Bible can you read (transfer) per hour over Dial-up? Cable?  
•     How much information does a Bible hold as compared to a picture?
• How to Update a Windows Computer:  System, AV and Programs
• What's in a Computer and what are they used for?  CPU, RAM, HD, etc.
• Moore's Law Video

Video Links of the day:

• Abby Stokes: "What the F is Facebook?"  <link>
• Moore's Law at 50, from Gordon Moore himself.  <link>

For Beginners

Presentation was divided roughly into thirds:  The Microsoft guy returned to correct the record (no, Microsoft will *not* be charging for Windows 10 yearly); Bob presented how to 'rip' CDs and DVDs (copy content to your computer) and misc discussions.
Best video of the day:  Dogs that fail at being dogs  <link>